DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 47 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5281 - - 5564 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4215 - - 3683 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6170 - - 6453 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1111 - - 1097 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 388 - - 295 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 243 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 167 - - -1169 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6004 - - 7623 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5653 - - -6823 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11823 - - 13276 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 59 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.3 - - 48.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 47.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 47 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5281 - - 5564 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99195 12 099 20 107 99195 91745 17 108 14 119 91745 85985 12 105 13 106 85985 81196 13 116 8 089 81196 77062 12 088 4 116 77062 73414 7 063 2 110 73414 70111 7 119 4 182 70111 67067 3 109 1 248 67067 64238 3 054 5 312 64238 61499 14 317 12 293 61499 58641 11 277 13 232 58641 55660 17 321 9 332 55660 52821 33 307 30 314 52821 50292 37 298 41 306 50292 48043 41 301 46 303 48043 46013 44 305 47 305 46013 44160 48 312 47 308 44160 42456 48 312 46 313 42456 40885 45 314 48 320 40885 39428 45 318 51 325 39428 38063 45 320 51 327 38063 36743 46 322 49 325 36743 35397 47 324 47 320 35397 33994 46 323 44 316 33994 32537 44 321 42 312 32537 31011 41 319 40 309 31011 29405 40 316 37 302 29405 27720 40 315 35 299 27720 25956 40 314 33 302 25956 24116 38 313 32 302 24116 22199 35 316 29 303 22199 20200 30 321 27 304 20200 18112 25 324 24 304 18112 15978 20 321 21 306 15978 13922 20 314 20 310 13922 12055 18 310 17 312 12055 10400 17 307 14 310 10400 8932 12 317 9 311 8932 7629 4 280 9 265 7629 6478 6*214 7*249 6478 5459 5*213 7*245 5459 4558 5 212 6 244 4558 3762 5 210 6 244 3762 3048 5 209 6 242 3048 2416 5 206 6 242 2416 1889 5 204 6 241 1889 1483 4 202 5 241 1483 1204 4 202 5 241 1204 1035 4 201 5 242 1035 938 4 200 4 241 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography